12 Fun and Engaging Periodic Table Activities

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1 Periodic Table Activities

2 How Many Elements Can You Name Quiz

3 Element Bingo Activity

4 Element Quiz Generator

5 Odd One Out Chemistry Activity

6 Periodic Table of the Elements Project

7 How the Periodic Table Really Looks Activity

8 Sweet 16 Periodic Table Tournament

9 Periodic Table War

10 How to Read the Periodic Table Foldable

11 Periodic Table License Plate Project

12 Periodic Table of Mistakes Dry Erase Activity

13 How to Read the Periodic Table Poster

14 More Activities for Teaching Science

Check out these 12 fun and engaging periodic table activities I have used both with my physical science and chemistry classes over the years!

Periodic Table Activities

How Many Elements Can You Name Quiz

This quiz is perfect for the beginning of any unit on the periodic table. Test your students to see how many elements they can name!

Element Bingo Activity

My chemistry students are taking weekly element quizzes until we have the symbols of the first 36 elements memorized. A couple of weeks ago, we played a few rounds of Element Bingo to give them practice remembering the symbols for each element.

Element Quiz Generator

Want to give your students weekly element quizzes to test their knowledge of chemical symbols? Check out this template I made in excel to generate as many versions as you want!

Odd One Out Chemistry Activity

I created this odd one out chemistry activity to give my students practice determining how the placement of an element on the periodic table tells us about how an element will likely behave.

Periodic Table of the Elements Project

I was really inspired by this Periodic Table of the Elements Project I saw in a classroom while attending Ed Camp Tulsa. Periodic Table of the Elements Project Each student was assigned a different element to research.

How the Periodic Table Really Looks Activity

I created this How the Periodic Table Really Looks Activity a few years ago when I was teaching chemistry. I wanted my chemistry students to understand that our modern day periodic table is structured the way it is because we want it to print nicely and be easily readable.

Sweet 16 Periodic Table Tournament

Which element will win the Periodic Table Tournament? My students had a blast with this activity!

Periodic Table War

I created this Periodic Table War game to give my students more practice becoming familiar with the periodic table.

How to Read the Periodic Table Foldable

Since my physical science students are working through their first chemistry unit, I created a foldable to summarize how to read the periodic table.

Periodic Table License Plate Project

I recently assigned my physical science students a Periodic Table License Plate Project. Click below to read more.

Periodic Table of Mistakes Dry Erase Activity

At first glance, it looks like a regular periodic table, but there are actually 25 mistakes hidden within the table. Can you and your students find them all?

How to Read the Periodic Table Poster

I created this periodic table poster several years ago. I used it both when I taught physical science and chemistry. Click below for a free download!